Senior Electrical Engineer

Company: Systems Engineering and Assessment Limited
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Location: Barnstaple
Job Description:

About The RoleEngineered to Protect, that’s our promise, we protect what matters – our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you’ll lead the design and development of advanced electrical systems for Defence applications, providing technical leadership across the engineering lifecycle to deliver innovative, reliable, and mission-critical solutions.?

The Senior Electrical Engineer will be based at our Barnstaple site. This role does require being onsite 2 to 3 days per week to support product development, design reviews, and collaboration activities.

The salary for this role is up to £60k, depending on experience.

What you’ll be doing

Lead the design and support of complex electrical systems, ensuring compliance with performance, safety, EMC, and defence standards while delivering high-quality engineering solutions throughout the product lifecycle.Collaborate with systems, software, mechanical engineering teams and ensure successful delivery against project requirements, schedules, and quality objectives.Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineers, drive continuous improvement initiatives, support design reviews, and promote best practices in design-for-excellence, manufacturability, and product supportAbout our company

At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient. We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer

At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out-of-the-box thinking to solve problems, so we’re always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins. Have?a look at?the benefits we offer:

Work life balance

Hybrid/flexible working arrangements25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sellUp to 16 days flexi leave accrualHalf day FridaysReservists in the?Armed?Forces receive special paid leaveFamily & wellbeing

Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance ProgramHealth Cash PlanAll Staff BonusGroup Pension Plan of up to 8% employer contributionCycle to work schemeWellbeing CentreSports & Social activitiesEmployee Discounts portal – online and in-store discounts, travel savingsLife assurance policyPublication and recruitment bonus rewardsDevelopment opportunities, including LinkedIn learningFacilities & resources

Electric vehicle charging points at all sitesPrivate seated lunch areasOnsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beveragesOnsite showers and toiletries provisionFree onsite parkingJoin us and be part of something smaller – with?500?people in the UK and Canada – doing something bigger:

protecting what matters.

If you’d like to know more, please give Dave from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on +44 3330 414172. Or reach out to us onTPBN1_UKTJ…

Posted: October 27th, 2026